What began as a solemn tribute from former President George M. Weah to Liberia’s late First Lady Nancy B. Doe has exploded into public controversy after Veronica Mamie Doe, daughter of the Doe family and namesake to the long-rumored Weah connection, issued a blistering open letter denouncing the former president’s statement as “hypocrisy.”
In her response titled “Stop the Hypocrisy, George!!” Mamie Doe thanked Weah for his “gracious sentiments,” but quickly shifted to recounting a series of painful encounters between Weah and the late Mrs. Doe, including a dramatic and humiliating meeting in which the former First Lady allegedly pleaded for the job security of her son but was met with hostility and public ridicule.
“You made her wait over eight hours, then blamed her for your election defeats,” Mamie wrote. “You told her she was ‘speaking foolishness’ and brusquely said, ‘Get from here mehn… and you call yourself mother?’”
The letter, published today on social media and widely circulated in Liberia’s political and civic spaces, paints a stark contrast to Weah’s earlier message describing Nancy Doe as a woman of “towering presence” and “unwavering support.” Mamie accused the former president of shutting the doors of government on her mother during his entire presidency.
“She stood at the gates of the Executive Mansion for six years, rain or shine, only to be turned away,” the statement claimed, adding that all the late First Lady ever requested were basic entitlements, her pension, acknowledgment of service, and attention to lingering legal matters, including a case pending before ECOWAS.
Mamie Doe also questioned whether Weah’s own wife, former First Lady Clar Weah, is enjoying the very benefits Nancy Doe was denied. “Yes or No?” she asked pointedly.
The message went deeper, calling out Weah for allegedly using President Samuel K. Doe’s legacy when convenient for political gain, but otherwise ignoring the man who once championed his rise from Monrovia’s slums to global football fame. “Why did you hate him so much, and yet he loved you too much?” Mamie wrote.
Concluding with a tone of finality, she declared, “It seems someone else must have drafted your letter… Let the Almighty judge you and her.”
As reactions pour in, the exchange is reigniting old wounds around Liberia’s complex political past, the legacy of the Doe family, and the long-standing tension between remembrance and justice.
Neither former President Weah nor his office has responded to the allegations as of press time.
